Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28740, Nathan Gardner, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.I.
Gardner, Nathan
S. 28740
CONTENTS
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Albany 31,137
Nathan Gardner
Penfield Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Albro of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Dyer in the R. Island
time for 6 months & 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 21 Dollars 17 Cents per annum
to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of June 1837 and sent to N. Howard Stephentown, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March '37. 126.66
Woman's allowance ending 14. Sept. " 10.55
$137.21
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk
Book E. 2. Vol. 4.
Page 26

52708
Nathan Gardner Declaration for a Pension
Admitted Printed 6 and 10 days
N. Howard Esq. Hepburntown New York

State of New York
Rensselaer County ss. On this 28 th day of March 1836 personally in open Court before the Circuit Court now sitting Nathan Gardner a resident of Stephentown in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York aged 83 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he was born on the 28 th day of February 1753 in the Town of North Kingstown in the County of A State of Rhode Island that his age was recorded in the Town of North Kingstown last aforesaid in said Town. Clarks book that he resided at North Kingstown aforesaid when first called into the service of the Revolutionary War That in the year 1776 in the spring of the year he was drafted in the militia of that state for six months and served his time out was stationed at North Kingstown aforesaid served under Capt. James Allen under Col. Charles Dyer That directly thereafter he enlisted for Two Months under Capt. Stephen Babcock in the winter season after the above six month service and served the Two Months out served most of the time at North Kingstown aforesaid several times was called out from that place on alarms into the Towns adjoining that he was discharged about the first of March 1777 and directly thereafter in said Month of March he volunteered as a Militia man and served as such for Two years and served under Capt. Stephen Babcock and under other officers that he cannot recollect some were assigned to command that had no Commission but recollects that Col. Charles Dyer commanded as Col most if not all the said two years resided at North Kingstown when enlisted served much of the time at North Kingstown and part of the time at Point Judith at East Greenwich & that he was in actual service more than one year of the time that he hired his B r . Benj. Gardner to for him about six days but which I do not include in the service above stated That in the year 1779 in March or first of April he was drafted for Two months and marched from North Kingstown aforesaid under Capt. Stephen Babcock as near as he can recollect was part of the time at Quitswick and was back & forth from from one place to another watching the motion of the enemy & guarding the shore and about the last days of the Two months service while stationed at Point Judith in company with Elisha Potter Enoch Lewis Pileg Potter and a few Molattors under the care of a Sergeant as a guard at that place where we were surrounded by the British & Haken Prisoners

and from thence taken by said British troops and carried on board of one of their ships of War Linnets where we remained a short time when we were put on board of the British Sloop of War Charlotte where I remained a prisoner most of the time in irons until some time in November of the same year which from March to November I served a little over Eight Months and in November when the British officers of the said Sloop of War were leaving it for the Island of Newport & which they had possession of said Island I obtained leave of them to go as an oarsman at which place I left the said British officers and secured myself at the house of one James Chase where I remained until the British Army evacuated the Island and after which I returned again to North Kingstown my former place of Residence While in said service and the fore part of it at Boston Neck had an engagement in which one Caleb Allen was taken by the British was in several engagements of small parties along the shore at the engagement in which I was taken prisoner I received a slight wound from a Bayonet of one of the British party. That he now resides in Stephentown aforesaid & has resided there for years last part that previous thereto he resided in North Kingstown Re aforesaid that he never had a written discharge from said service to his recollection am well acquainted with Ed. Matthew Jones & Nathan Howard.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of New York
Sworn before me in Open Court this 28 th day of March 1836 J. W. Bristol Clerk
Walker Goodwin

I Matthew Jones a Clergyman residing in the Town of Stephentown County of Rensselaer & State of New York hereby certify that Nathan Gardner who is named in the above declaration I believe to be eighty three years of age that I am well acquainted with him that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concurs in that opinion
I sworn & subscribed before me
This 26 th day of March 1836
Nathaniel Haward Com. V.F.
Matthew Jones
I Nathan Howard a resident of the Town of Stephentown County of Rensselaer & State of New York hereby certify that Nathan Gardner who is named in the above declaration I believe to be eighty three years of age that I am well acquainted with him that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concurs in that opinion
Sworn in Open Court
This 25 th day of March 1836
J. H. Bristol Clerk
Nathan Howard
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Matthew Jones who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Stephentown and that Nathan Howard who has also signed the same is a resident of Stephentown and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
J. H. Bristol Clerk of the Circuit

Court of the County of Rensselaer do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Gardner for a Pension. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 28 th day of March A.D. 1836.
Henry G. Bristol Clerk.

Bennington County Vt. Patience Allen of the Town of Berlin County & State aforesaid being duly sworn saith that she is 75 years of age that she is well acquainted with Nathan Gardner of Stephentown aforesaid and has known him for more than sixty years that she is several years younger than the said Nathan Gardner & she believes him to be 83 of age that she resided in North Kingston Ri. at which place the said Nathan Gardner resided who she knows was a soldier of the Revolutionary War that her first husband Stephen Smith was frequently called into said War to guard the shore & went on a voyage privateering - that in the year 1776 as near as she can recollect, that said Nathan Gardner served a six month tour & was gone from home in said War at the greatest part of the time from 1776 to 1779 most of his being taken a prisoner by the British This deponent & said Nathan Gardner resided in North Kingston aforesaid at the commencement of the War & until after the close of said War when they moved to Stephentown where she has been a neighbor & well acquainted with said Gardner up to the present time
sworn & subscribed before me This 25 th day of March 1836 Nathan Howard Com. Vt.
Patience Allen
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Patience Allen & have been a near dweller to her for many years and her character for truth & veracity is good & that full faith and credit is & ought to be given to her deposition Nathan Howard Com. Vt.

State of New York Rensselaer County ss. 3 I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Nathan How- ard Esqr. before whom the foregoing Affidavits and Certificate purports to have been sworn and signed was on the days of the dates thereof a Commissioner of deed in and for said County duly authorized to take said affi- davits. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe his signatures thereto subscribed to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 28 th day of March A. D. 1836.
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

52708
Nathan Gardner Declaration for a Pension
Admitted Printed 6 and 10 days
N. Howard Esq. Hepburntown New York

State of New York Washington County
Elisha Potter of the town of White Creek County and State of said King's Highway Sworn saith - That he is seventy seven years old - That he knows Nathan Gardner of the town of Stephentown County of Rensselaer State of New York & has known him from his boyhood - That the said Nathan Gardner is a few years older than this deponent as this depo- nent believes - That in the year of the Revolu- tionary war in which Stony Point was storm- ed and taken from the British he saw Nathan Gardner was a drafted soldier in the Rhode- Island militia and on or about the first of May of that year and a little before plant- ing time the said Nathan was stationed on Point Judith in South Kingston in the State of Rhode Island as one of a sergeant's guard - That this deponent was then with him - That while stationed there the guard was surprised and taken prisoners by the British troops and the deponent thinks between the first and tenth day of May of that year - That the said Nathan Gar- dner and this deponent were both taken

prisoners at that time by the said party of British Troops who landed from one of their armed vessels then lying off the shore - That the said Nathan and this deponent were both carried by their captors on board the British Ship Leicester when they remained a short time and were then put on board of the British Ship of War Charlotte - And this deponent further saith that the said Nathan Gardner remained a prisoner on board said British vessels till the month of November of the same year when he escaped from them and returned home - and that the said Gardner was a prisoner with the British as aforesaid from about the first of May to some time in the month of November following and further saith not -
Ebenezer Potter
Subscribed & sworn to by the said Ebenezer Potter the 22 nd day of January 1836 before me John G. Paton Justice of the peace
I certify that Ebenezer Potter above named and who has deposed to the foregoing affidavit is an inhabitant of the town of White Yacht - that he is well known by me and that he is a person of good character

it is an inchoate and of the nature of a Yacht - that one is not known by me and that he is a credible person and his title must entitled to credit
John P. Putnam
Dated Jan'y 22 1836
Justice of the peace
State of New York Clerk's Office (Washington County)
I Edward Dodd clerk of said county hereby certify that John P. Putnam Esq. whose name is subscribed to the preceding certificates was on the day of the date of said Certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly qualified and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice and verify the signatures to said certificates to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the county courts of said county this 26 th day of February 1836
Edward Dodd Clerk

In the Matter of Nathan Gardner Pension Claim
14.5833

State of New York Rensselaer County ss. 3 Nathan Gardner of Stephentown County aforesaid being duly sworn deponeth & saith in answer to the objections made to his declaration to obtain a pension (dated May 30. 1836) That in 1776 he served six months as stated in his declaration but whether he was drafted monthly or half monthly or as a volunteer he cannot now recollect & probably might have mistaken in saying that he was drafted for six months but is positive as to the time of his service being six months in that year
As to the two years service as minuteman some of the time he served under Capt. Stephen Babcock much of the time he served under the command of a sergeant & being well acquainted along the shore was more frequently called out than many of those that resided in the vicinity of North Kingston East Greenwich etc. cannot recollect recollect the different terms of service nor officers names but is satisfied that he actually was in service more than half the time of the said two years
In answer to not making application for a pension until stated in his declaration was there in 1831 on the 14 day of July on his way to the celebration of said 14 th July was thrown from a wagon by his horse taking fright & running & was so badly hurt as to confine him to his house for about a year having one arm broke & his hip broke which has made him a cripple to the present day Also not knowing of any testimony that he could prove his services by until a short time before making his declaration when Patience Allen returned from Onondaga Co. in this state where she had resided for 2 or 3 years & on the death of her husband returned to Stephentown and about the same time heard that Elisha Potter resided in Washington Co. in this state when I was informed by Nathan Howard that Genl. Geo. R. Davis had obtained a pension for said for said Elisha Potter
On making the above statement Potter recollects that when the British Ship Cyrene lay off near Point Judith he was called out of town & went as a Pilot for Col. Dyer who went with a field piece & fired several times on said ship & Col Dyer made prisoners of the crew on board

And the Captain of the ship refused to give up his side arms was out at that time as near as he can recollect about ten days and further saith not
Nathan Gardner
Sworn & subscribed before me This 16 th day of December 1836
Nathan Howard Com. D.C.
State of New York
Rensselaer County ss. I, Henry N. Bristol Clerk of the County of Rensselaer do hereby certify that Nathan Howard Esq. before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Commissioner of Peeksskill in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signature above sub- scribed to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 30 th day of December A. D. 1836.
Henry N. Bristol Clerk

Sec. of War
Pension Office

Stephentown N.Y. Apl. 2. 1836
I herewith send the papers of Nathan Gardner James Adams & Coney Briggs expect Alg. Hammond will be at the War offi department in a few day who has some information respecting the above with other cans
your att. Servt.
Hon. Lewis Cass Sec. War
Nathan Howard

New York
Revolutionary
Nathan Gardner
Suspended
In letter to Nathan Howland
May 20 th 1836 -
Same - Jan. 24. 1837

28740
INVALID.
Per
Jan
File No. 28740
Nathan Gardner
Rev Rev War
Act: 7 th June 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]